No Ref @ UCD v Waterford

[mchurl]

absolute disgrace. i mean what sort of league are we when we can't even organise referees for our matches. Whoever was in charge should be sacked straight away with no ifs or buts. This kind of thing is what stopss people from coming to our league:(

[bigmac]

Waterford haven't beaten us since the start of the 2003 season either - six or seven games all told.

Don't you mean hadn't :D Since we're being gramatically correct etc.

[Schumi]

That game should have made headlines for being one of the most entertaining games of the season. An absolute incident-filled cracker.
Were you at the game or assuming from the score?

[Strabane_Harp]

ya unfortunetly we havent been taught how to chat up a sheep

oh well sorry if i dont like using punctuation

being a tyrone man living in belfast i wouldnt know meself rover :rolleyes:

[Bald Student]

There was a German lad at the game who was writing up a report for (I think) his college paper about the football league here. He found the whole thing absolutely hilarious. Not only was there no ref, there were no programs or fanzines on sale (the last thing being my fault but if I'd known the kick off was delayed I'd have had time!).

The main stand has not even been fully put back together since the league cup final.

[bluemovie]

Were you at the game or assuming from the score?

Yes, i was at it and it was one of the most exciting games I've seen recently. I know the result may colour my judgement a little, but I thought it was a good game of football overall. If all that happened in a Sunderland v West Brom game, we'd never hear the end of it. It should have been the proverbial "great advertisement for the league" instead of a chance for the league to be made a laughing stock.

[Schumi]

Yes, i was at it and it was one of the most exciting games I've seen recently. I know the result may colour my judgement a little, but I thought it was a good game of football overall. If all that happened in a Sunderland v West Brom game, we'd never hear the end of it. It should have been the proverbial "great advertisement for the league" instead of a chance for the league to be made a laughing stock.
Fair enough, I thought it was one of the worst games I've seen in ages, not just because of the result either.

[bigmac]

Fair enough, I thought it was one of the worst games I've seen in ages, not just because of the result either.

If you'd been following Waterford all season though, it'd be like watching Brazil now. :D

[NY Hoop]

It gets better. Apparently 2 refs turned up at richmond last friday:o :D

You would'nt know whether to laugh or cry!


KOH

[pineapple stu]

Don't you mean hadn't :D Since we're being gramatically correct etc.
Nothing gramatically incorrect about my sentence, since we're being pedantic. Factual inaccuracies, maybe, but no grammatical errors.;)

Incidentally, it seeme it wasn't the league who screwed up - it was (drum roll) the FAI, who organise the refereeing side of things. Quite why the eL are apologising if that's the case is beyond me. It's the FAI who should be grovelling, but instead they're ignoring anything ever happened.:rolleyes:

[pineapple stu]

Waterford haven't beaten us since the start of the 2003 season either - six or seven games all told.
Just checking the aul stats - I make it one defeat in our last 13 games against Waterford, home and away, before last night.

[bigmac]

Nothing gramatically incorrect about my sentence, since we're being pedantic. Factual inaccuracies, maybe, but no grammatical errors.;)



Let me guess, Arts student? ;)

[pineapple stu]

Qualified Chartered Accountant.

I did spend a lot of time in the vicinity of Arts students when I was studying Commerce, though. I'd say that's where I get it. :)

[bigmac]

Qualified Chartered Accountant.

I did spend a lot of time in the vicinity of Arts students when I was studying Commerce, though. I'd say that's where I get it. :)


Same building - explains a lot, you should have hung out in Science.

[Réiteoir]

How professional is that. Where else in the world would this happen!

It happened in the Football League in England last season - they had to get a referee who was doing a corporate function / meeting / conference at the ground that afternoon - and just happened to be sat in the bar having a few pints - to go down and referee the game.

It also happens every so often in the lower reaches of English football (Conference and below)

[Neish]

There may aswell of been no ref at the Harps Vs Cork game, Tuesday Night just see link for the penalty he denied. Must of thought he was refing a rugby game

http://finnharps.openhosts.com/cork_pics.htm